Author: Hank Kennedy
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Remembering Marshal Law
Tempest’s Hank Kennedy pays tribute to the radical comic book artist Kevin O’Neill, who died last November.
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DC’s friends of fascism
Hank Kennedy uncovers a domestic history of fascist supporters in the halls of powers and finds a line of continuity and important comparisons to this generation of Washington D.C. ultra-reactionaries.
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“They’re Here Already!”
Hank Kennedylooks at the ongoing debates around the politics behind the sci-fi horror classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
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Remembering Alan Grant
Hank Kennedy remembers the life of comic book writer Alan Grant and the Left politics found in some of his most well-known works including Detective Comics, Batman, and Shadow of the Bat.
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Comrade Leo Bernard, 1939-1966
The Left was on the rise—and under threat—in the mid-1960s. Hank Kennedy tells the story of a hometown comrade who was a target of anti-communist violence.
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The Vietnam War in comics, after the war
In the follow-up to an earlier article looking at the representation of the Vietnam War in mainstream U.S. comics, Hank Kennedy focuses on the years following the formal conclusion of the war.
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Pinkwashing as cold as the Rockies
As part of our ongoing series of articles for Pride Month, Hank Kennedy provides a brief history of the gay-labor alliance that took place in the 1970s to boycott Coors Brewing Company.
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In memory of Neal Adams
Hank Kennedy celebrates Neal Adams’ political and artistic contributions to the world of comic books in this obituary.
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Vietnam war in balloons and panels
Hank Kennedy explores the depictions of the Vietnam War in popular comics from the 1960s.
